| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 勞工所 === 96 === This research analyzes highly skilled Japanese life adaptation in Taiwan, including aspects of food, interpersonal relationship with Taiwanese, traffic, language, medical services, children’s education and recreational activities. Preparation before Japanese come to Taiwan is explored firstly. Next problems solving channels are evaluated. Then Japanese willingmess to work to Taiwan again is studied. Interviews of 24 highly skilled Japanese, 5 spouses and 6 human resource personnels are conducted to collect related information.
The major findings include the following: Japanese life adaptation may not be related to their work adaptation. Those possess bad image about Taiwan before they come usually reveal worse life adaptation afterwards. Japanese are highly accommodated to the multi-culture environment in Taiwan, but their first year is the most challenging period in life adaptation. Most Japanese are not used to traffic disorder, language communication difficulty and pollution condition in Taiwan. Social network, personal characteristics, psychological adjustment and family support are influencing factors in Japanese life adaptation while work experience in other countries only contribute limited to their life adaptation. Whether dispatched by enterpries or not reveal significan differentials in Japanese life adaptation. Assistances provided by Taiwanese government and local enterprises are not sufficient. However, Japanese willingmess to work to Taiwan again is quite high.
Finally some suggestion are proposed to Taiwanese government in amending its policy to assist highly skilled foreigners, to enterprises in adopting international human resource management practices and to Japanese in preparation to work overseas.
Keywords: highly skilled Japenese, life adaptation, willingness to work in Taiwan
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